'Alone Australia' may offer a primitive snapshot of existence to viewers but it is a window to the future for SBS, according to head of factual Joseph Maxwell.
'Alone Australia' returns to SBS in March, featuring a new cohort of participants dropped into the extreme and wild terrain of New Zealand’s South Island (Aotearoa’s Te Waipounamu) for the chance to win $250,000.
SBS will seek to drive its point of difference as a public broadcaster to audiences in the coming year, with director of television Kathryn Fink encouraging prospective collaborators to be “bold and ambitious” in their ideas.
Geoff Lamb was a double winner at Saturday's Ellie Awards, taking home prizes for his work cutting both feature film 'Talk to Me' and Disney+ series 'The Clearing'.
A new romance from Easy Tiger spanning Australia and India, along with some star power for previously announced crime drama 'Swift Street', led the scripted announcements for SBS as it unveiled its "biggest ever content line-up" for 2024 today.
'Alone Australia' will see ten Australians dropped off, alone, into separate parts of the Tasmanian wilderness, where they will be challenged by the forces of nature, hunger and loneliness.
SBS will bring more new voices to the forefront in its upcoming drama slate, which includes four short-form productions from its Digital Originals initiative, as well as the upcoming series 'Safe Home', from producer Imogen Banks.